Medication errors: More basic than a system issue

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 455-458

  Polifroni, E Carol ^a   McNulty, John ^a   Allchin, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; COMPETENCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION ERROR; ORGANIZATION; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; MATHEMATICS; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0642279352     PISSN: 00223158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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